Pakistan v Australia | 1st Test | 23/10/2014 | Dubai (DSC) l Day 2

[steelo green]

[MENTION=107807]Pete Rose[/MENTION] [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]. This may be THAT series that propels him. Lot of grit after a shaky start. I'm getting excited. Someone give me a reality check.

 

[hussain.r97]

I want to see Shafiq make a big one today. It'll further solidify his case to move higher up the order.

 

[Justcrazy]

The funs begins again , Johnson on

 

[hussain.r97]

Do you think Shafiq has a good enough technique to open?

If you can bat at three you can open.

Shafiq could probably open, but we would get the best out of him at 3.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to be continue to be positive here.

 

[m.shah]

Second session to start

 

[Justcrazy]

Good shot

 

[Mamoon]

[MENTION=107807]Pete Rose[/MENTION] [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]. This may be THAT series that propels him. Lot of grit after a shaky start. I'm getting excited. Someone give me a reality check.

He has looked a different batsman since the SL series. Far more determined.

Hopefully this can be a career defining series. The quality is clearly there, you cannot score runs in Test cricket against SA and AUS without being good.

 

[steelo green]

[MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION] don't count out Sarfraz for most runs in the series

 

[dhump]

Sarfaraz to start from where he left.

 

[Pete Rose]

Do you think Shafiq has a good enough technique to open?

If you can bat at three you can open.

Asad has the technique for number 3 (that's where he batted in the Odis) but he bats in the middle order. To move him to open they fits need to put him at one-down and then after a few test matches to open. Given the handful of test matches Pakistan plays every year it would mean this would take about a year to do. During that time, they need to figure out what happens to Azhar Ali, as he currently bats at 3.
Unless you meant Azhar Ali to open?
Alternately, Pakistan cricket can do what it does best: wait for misbah and yk to retire by the end of this year and next year respectively from test cricket, and then put in these guys as replacements

 

[Pete Rose]

Do you think Shafiq has a good enough technique to open?

If you can bat at three you can open.

Asad has the technique for number 3 (that's where he batted in the Odis) but he bats in the middle order. To move him to open they fits need to put him at one-down and then after a few test matches to open. Given the handful of test matches Pakistan plays every year it would mean this would take about a year to do. During that time, they need to figure out what happens to Azhar Ali, as he currently bats at 3.
Unless you meant Azhar Ali to open?
Alternately, Pakistan cricket can do what it does best: wait for misbah and yk to retire by the end of this year and next year respectively from test cricket, and then put in these guys as replacements

 

[Mamoon]

Sarfraz is becoming a classical WK batsman. This is what they are supposed to do in Test cricket. Of course not everyone can be a Gilchrist or de Villiers.

We have really lacked this since Kamran lost the plot all those years ago.

 

[Mir jibran]

sarfraz has really worked hard and I appreciate Moin khan for supporting this lad

 

[Amjid Javed]

Need to push on towards 400 as quickly as possible, ideally we want to be in situation at Tea where we can then maybe start looking to push pressure on Aussie batsmen

 

[Mamoon]

'moke' sure.

 

[Amjid Javed]

MJs figures in this game have been brilliant so hes still the threat here

 

[aukhan]

Hopefully Shafiq gets a ton here. It will be great to have a ton against two strong teams SA and AUS.

 

[MRSN]

Sarfraz is not going to tuk tuk any how.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Sarfarazzzzzzzzz !!!!!!!!!!! )

 

[MRSN]

and another through the third man area. Good controlled shots.

 

[Mamoon]

This is brilliant.

 

[qamar84]

oooooh yeaaaah back to back and the same shot beauty

 

[Justcrazy]

sarfaraz on fire

 

[Amjid Javed]

Shot of the day from sarfaraz his timing there was amazing!

 

[MRSN]

Sarfraz is still going at 150 strike rate..

 

[Justcrazy]

sarfaraz is in a tremendous nik.

 

[steelo green]

This is brilliant.

He doesn't play like a scared little cat and is confident. This has been lacking in batsmen, forget keepers, for 4-5 years.

 

[MRSN]

hahaha finally coming down the pitch ang got served by Siddle..

 

[hussain.r97]

Keep talking Siddle, Sarfraz won't understand a word

 

[Adil_94]

How is Sarfraz batting like this.

 

[Yatoo]

Misbah has an eye for talent.
A lot of youngsters have made debut In his reign. And our bench strength has increasing.
Except maybe for a fast bowling all-rounder.

 

[MRSN]

don't bowl him on the pads..Very good there. Aussies needs to bowl him short pitched stuff to stop him.

 

[Amjid Javed]

50 partnership in 59 balls - brilliant stuff

 

[Justcrazy]

Fifty run partnership

 

[Mir jibran]

shafiq still stucked on 56

 

[ramizq1]

Pakistan should keep attacking and aim top get to 450 and FAST. Sarfraz/Shafiq are in flow now and we never know which Pakistan shows up in the 2nd innings.

 

[MRSN]

almost jinxed there..Ramiz..

 

[Justcrazy]

These two are set , should look to bat more here and not throw away. Make this form count

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Come to think of it, our middle order - in the UAE especially, is pretty decent. In test matches at least, these blokes are not world class except from YK but overall pretty decent for UAE

 

[wrongun]

Apart from Johnson, our attack has looked fairly ordinary. Lyon & Siddle need to lift their game.

Rest are rookies and might chip in if the seniors get something going.

 

[Adil_94]

Ramiz needs to stop praising our players.

 

[Justcrazy]

3 more runs , Misbah should learn from Sarfaraz.

 

[Sunny786]

Ramiz needs to stop praising our players.

Yeah whenever he comes back on commentary and praises someone....that batsman gets out

 

[steelo green]

Sarfraz turning the match in our favour.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Their toying with Siddle now )

 

[dhump]

No need to run 3 in this heat.

 

[Mamoon]

I was hoping for 380-390 last night, this is magnificent.

 

[Adil_94]

Yeah whenever he comes back on commentary and praises someone....that batsman gets out

He was boasting about how Sarfraz will become the 2nd ever WK to make 5 consecutive 50+ scores in Tests. Next ball Sarfraz nearly sliced it to gulley.

 

[Sunny786]

Sarfraz seems to be a rare smart cricketer from Pakistan. Why didn't he play like this in his early chances? Maybe Moin has given him the go to play his natural game since he took over.

 

[Red Devil]

Fifty for Sarfraz

 

[Asif321]

3rd class spinners against Sarfraz is calling for.murder

 

[MRSN]

good running between the wickets y Sarfraz.

 

[Big Mac]

Great knock from Sarfraz

 

[akamaka]

Beauty sarfraz )

 

[m.shah]

yay 50 for sarfi

 

[Amjid Javed]

These two should be aiming to bat till tea in same manner and we should have 450, i think we should be aiming to have atleast 20 overs at Aussies tonight

 

[Excellence]

Brilliant 50 for Sarfaraz. He is really turning out a gem for us.

 

[MRSN]

Good fifty.

 

[Amjid Javed]

5th 50 in a row, well played SA!

 

[MRSN]

He needs to change his shirt though.

 

[Zeshan547]

That funny moment when i thought sarfraz was going to do a sajda after a fifty but he didn't to suprise of many and just adjusted his batting gear, any body else thought same way?

 

[Big Mac]

50 from 42 balls though, Misbah making the youngsters bat slowly as usual.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Brilliant by sarfraz.

 

[Asif321]

5th consecutive 50 in test

 

[ramizq1]

Congrats Sarfraz!
His scores since comeback this year
7,74,5,48,55,52*,103,55,50*

 

[steelo green]

Great transformation. True example if someone who actually took criticism, worked on their game, came back and played that game, didn't worry about the surroundings and just bat as a true batsmen would. Great knock.

 

[MRSN]

Fifty from all the batsmen except openers. They must be feeling ashamed..

 

[Random Aussie]

Text book tactics from Pakistan, absorbed the early pace and life in the wicket, tired out the bowlers and now upping the ante. We are in trouble now.

Only hope is that the Pakistan spin attack is weak by their standards.

 

[JibranAnsari]

50 from 42 balls though, Misbah making the youngsters bat slowly as usual.

Some guys cant be tamed

 

[MRSN]

Bazid back on commentary..

 

[imshally81]

Last 10 overs : 45/0 RR 4.50

 

[Random Aussie]

This is reminding me of us playing India in India

 

[Excellence]

Some guys cant be tamed

pwned

 

[Asif321]

difficult to break andy flowers record

 

[Zahid87]

Put ourselves in control of this test match. Only question is if our bowlers can get 20 wickets on a pitch like this. If Ajmal was playing, then I would be pretty confident, without him, well its a case of wait and see.

 

[Big Mac]

Some guys cant be tamed

Difference is that unlike Sarfraz would settle down and tuk tuk if the situation warranted it. Which is why Junior can keep on begging for chances while Sarfraz is scoring runs for Pakistan.

 

[MRSN]

 

[imshally81]

 

[Varun]

Australia being treated like they should outside Aus/SA.

Well done Pakistan.